

Due to all this attention, the connection between the band and their fans was incredibly strong, and watching this chapter of their lives close was an emotional night.

Throughout this tour, some band members had launched live streams following the shows, talking about the songs, replying to fan questions, and generally sitting down with the fanbase to have a chat. The last show was in Orlando, Florida and boy was it iconic. One Direction’s first album was titled Up All Night, which they toured in Europe, North America, and a select few shows in Asia. For a trip down memory lane, they will always be the go-to. These videos were also the source of the ever nostalgic quote “from the bottom of the stairs to the top of the world” as the five boys progressed from filming videos on the stairs of the X-Factor house to being an award-winning, world famous band. The source of countless old fandom jokes (such as the cringe worthy “I like girls who eat carrots”), the diaries served as a connection between the band and the small group of fans voting them through The X-Factor. In retrospect, these videos are hilarious at the same time that they will make you cry.

During their time on The X-Factor which helped launch the band’s career, the five boy band members sat down before a camera and spoke to their fans. These are the OG memories of any old school One Direction fan: the video diaries. Five years of memories amounts to a lot of iconic moments, but here we have assembled the ten best times to be a One Direction fan! Now that the members of One Direction have (seemingly indefinitely) gone their separate ways, it’s all too easy to be nostalgic for their time as a band.
